Sexual Harassment Final

RA 7877
“Anti-Sexual
Harassment Act of 1995”
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Section 1
Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
-An Act Declaring Sexual Harassment Unlawful in the
Employment, Education or Training Environment and for other
purposes.
Section 2
Declaration of Policy- The state shall value:
-the dignity of every individual,
-enhance the development of its human resources, -guarantee full
respect for human rights
-uphold the dignity of
1.workers;
2.employees;
3.applicants for employment;
4.students; or
5.those undergoing training, instruction or education.
Section 3
- committed by an, employer, employee,
manager, supervisor, agent of the employer,
teacher, instructor, professor, coach, trainor, or
any other person who having AUTHORITY,
INFLUENCE OR MORAL ASCENDANCY over
another.
-in a WORK OR TRAINING or EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENT, demands, requests or
otherwise requires any sexual favor from the
other, regardless of whether the demand,
request or requirement for submission is
accepted by the object of said Act.
(A) WORK-RELATED OR EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT
1. THE SEXUAL FAVOR is made as a condition in the

hiring or in the employment, re-employment or
continued employment of said individual, or in granting
said individual favorable compensation, terms of
conditions, promotions, or privileges or the refusal to
grant the sexual favor results in limiting, segregating
or classifying the employee which in any way would
discriminate, deprive or diminish employment
opportunities or otherwise adversely affect said
employee.
(2) The above acts would impair the employee’s rights
or privileges under existing labor laws;
(3) The above acts wound result in an INTIMIDATING,
HOSTILE, OR OFFENSIVE ENVIRONMENT for the
employee.
(B) EDUCATION OR TRAINING ENVIRONMENT
(1) Against one who is under the CARE, CUSTODY or

supervision of the offender;
(2) Against one whose EDUCATION, training, apprenticeship
or tutorship in ENTRUSTED TO THE OFFENDER;
(3) When he SEXUAL FAVOR IS made A CONDITION to the
giving of a PASSING GRADE, or the GRANTING OF
HONORS and scholarships, or the payment of a stipend,
FREE ALLOWANCE or other benefits, privileges, or
consideration ; or
(4) When the sexual advances result in an intimidating, hostile
or offensive environment for the student, trainee or
apprentice.
Remember: Any person who directs or induces another to

commit any act of sexual harassment as herein defined, or who
cooperates in the commission thereof by another without which
it would not have been committed, shall also be held liable
under this Act.
Section 4
 duty of the employer of the head of the work-related,

educational or training environment or institution,
 to prevent or deter the commission of acts of sexual
harassment and
 to provide the procedures for the resolution, settle or
prosecution of acts of sexual harassment. Towards this end, the
employer or head of office shall:
 (a) Promulgate appropriate rules and regulations in consultation
with and jointly approved by the employees or students or
trainess, through their duly designated representatives,
prescribing the procedure for the investigation of sexual
harassment cases and the administrative sanctions thereof.
 (b) Create a committee on decorum and investigation of cases
on sexual harassment. The committee shall conduct meetings,
as the case may be, with officers and employees, teachers,
instructors, professors, coaches, trainers, and students or
trainees to increase understanding and prevent incidents of
sexual harassment. It shall also conduct the investigation of
alleged cases constituting sexual harassment.
Section 5
-Liablility of the Employer, Head of Office,

Educational or Training Institution- The
EMPLOYER or head of office, educational or
training institution SHALL BE SOLIDARILY
LIABLE FOR DAMAGES arising from the acts of
sexual harassment committed in the
employment, education or training institution
is informed of such acts by the offended party
and no immediate action is taken thereon.
Section 6
Independent Action for Damages-

Nothing in this Acts shall preclude the
victim of work, education or training related
sexual harassment from instituting a
separate and independent action for
damages and other affirmative relief.
Penalties- RA 7877
Section 7
-imprisonment of not less than one (1)

month nor more than six (6) months, or
-a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos
(P10,000) nor more than Twenty thousand
pesos (P20,000), or both such fine and
imprisonment at the discretion of the court.
-Prescriptive period for actions arising from
this Act-Three (3) years.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS NOT
YOUR FAULT.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN NOT

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RA 7877

-in a WORK OR TRAINING or EDUCATION

1. THE SEXUAL FAVOR is made as a condition in the

(1) Against one who is under the CARE, CUSTODY or

Remember: Any person who directs or induces another to

 duty of the employer of the head of the work-related,

-Liablility of the Employer, Head of Office,

Independent Action for Damages-

-imprisonment of not less than one (1)

SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN NOT

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